Svolvær weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇴 Norway · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
Svolvær is short on reliable sunshine. Its best month is July (Score 40/100) — for stronger sun, try one of the nearby alternatives below.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,346
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 40/100
- Rain / year
- 1,314 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.1 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 3 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 17°C / 63°F
- Population
- 5k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Svolvær?
Svolvær never gets truly sunny weather: July is as good as it gets at 40/100, and January is the low point (0/100). If sunshine is the point of the trip, the nearby alternatives below do better.
How sunny is Svolvær?
Svolvær isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,346 hours of sunshine a year. July (40/100) is noticeably better than January (0). It ranks #25 of 36 destinations in Norway for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,417 hours. The year's 1,314 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -1° / 30°F | 122 mm | 0 | 5° / 41°F |
| February | 0 | 1° / 34°F | -1° / 30°F | 106 mm | 0 | 4° / 39°F |
| March | 0 | 2° / 36°F | 0° / 32°F | 108 mm | 0 | 3° / 37°F |
| April | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 2° / 36°F | 83 mm | 1 | 3° / 37°F |
| May | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 71 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| June | 18 | 11° / 52°F | 8° / 46°F | 83 mm | 3 | 12° / 54°F |
| July | 40 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 92 mm | 3 | 16° / 61°F |
| August | 35 | 14° / 57°F | 12° / 54°F | 93 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| September | 15 | 11° / 52°F | 9° / 48°F | 139 mm | 1 | 14° / 57°F |
| October | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 6° / 43°F | 135 mm | 0 | 11° / 52°F |
| November | 0 | 5° / 41°F | 3° / 37°F | 137 mm | 0 | 9° / 48°F |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | 1° / 34°F | 145 mm | 0 | 6° / 43°F |
Sea temperature in Svolvær by month
The sea off Svolvær is warmest in August at around 17°C / 63°F, and coolest in March at 3°C / 37°F. It never reaches comfortable swimming temperatures (21°C+). Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Harstad/Narvik Norway · 87 km · best in Jul · 1,431 h sun/yr
- Bodø Norway · 109 km · best in Jul · 1,323 h sun/yr
- Tromsø Norway · 233 km · best in Jul · 1,713 h sun/yr
- Alta Norway · 395 km · best in Jul · 1,800 h sun/yr
- Kittilä Finland · 428 km · best in Jul · 1,732 h sun/yr
- Luleå Sweden · 442 km · best in Jul · 1,895 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hadsel Norway · 40 km · 1,353 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Leknes Norway · 45 km · 1,526 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Andenes Norway · 131 km · 1,447 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Røst Norway · 134 km · 1,508 h sun/yr · best in Jul
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